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Bedwetting After Being Glutened?

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Guest BERNESES
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Thank God I can write about this somewhere- at least it's comparable to all the poop problems we have :P Last night, after being severely glutened this weekend (probably the sickest I have been in a LONG time) I wet the bed (I'm pretty sure!). I was really asleep (I sleep very hard while recovering from a glutening) and dreamt I was going to the bathroom and I woke up and i was. It was really strange. It's the first time it's ever happened.

I did a little Google search about adult bedwetting and it doesn't seem like too much of a concern (I experience a tiny bit of day incontinence too- laughing, sneezing, coughing etc.) unless it happens again. My assumption is that my body has been under so much stress from the glutening that I just didn't wake up. Has anyone else had this happen? Thanks, B

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Canadian Karen Community Regular
Canadian Karen
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I have had that happen before...... I think it has something to do with how our bodies get so exhausted (extreme fatigue) from gluten that our inner mechanism that wakes us through the night if we need to "go", just doesn't work.....

I wouldn't worry about it too much unless it became a regular occurence.....

Karen

Guest BERNESES
Guest BERNESES
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Thanks Karen- that was sort of what I thought. That makes me feel better. B

cdford Contributor
cdford
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My incontinence problems are stable as long as I am gluten-free. If glutened even a little, bring on the Poise pads. I also wake up a lot at night to go after an incident. My teenage daughter wets the bed if she is glutened, but is fine if gluten-free. It is an odd side effect, huh?

Guest BERNESES
Guest BERNESES
Posted

Yeah- it kind of freaked me out. But then I thought about how exhausted I was after this last glutening and it kind of made sense. Thanks everyone. You've made me feel better! B

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wheatweary Newbie
wheatweary
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Oh my god, it's the gluten! I'm glad people are posting about this, it's nice to have confirmation from someone else. I've had rare instances of adult enuresis over the past several years or so with no explanation. Then several months ago started a pretty much (not perfect) gluten free dairy free diet, which made me feel better in many ways. Now, I've decided I want blood tests, just to see if it's celiac vs intolerance, so I've been wheating it up for a couple of weeks, feeling awful of course, and had another instance of bedwetting. I doubt it's a coincidence.

The idea that we are sleeping differently and not waking up is interesting. I was dreaming that I was going to the bathroom this time. One time this happened, I was also having a lot of trouble with idiopathic hypersomnolence (that was the diagnosis, though it's really just a symptom--I had sleep studies and everything). I wonder if that's part of it. Or some irritation/inflammation/damage to the nerves that control that function. Or fatigue/strain on the pelvic floor muscles resulting from the gastrointestinal effects of the gluten. I've also had symptoms consistent with interstitial cystitis in the past.

Anyway, I'm posting, too, though it's a little embarrassing, because it helps me when I find someone with the same experience.

NGG Newbie
NGG
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I'm glad to hear this is related to celiac disease, because my 10-year-old daughter has had this problem occasionally (like a few times a year -not often), and you can imagine her worry that it would happen during sleepovers or slumber parties. I'll have to tell her that it hopefully won't be a problem again. She'll be really relieved to hear that.

It's funny how we got tested and diagnosed and it turned out so many problems we were having that we never would have connected with celiac disease were caused by it.

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JNBunnie1 Community Regular
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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that aside from the teens mentioned, the adults who've had this problem have also given birth at least once? It's TOTALLY normal for women to deal with cough/laugh/sneeze incontinence after giving birth. I would imagine it would have something to do with exacerbating the gluten incontinence. Just remind yourself, it's MUCH better than crapping the bed.... not that I'm speaking from personal experience.... :ph34r:

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Persei V.
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Now that this was mentioned... I had incontinence problems until very recently. I seriously couldn't laugh without peeing myself. I was extremely self counscious and rarely laughed in public because of this.

It's gone now and I didn't even notice it. :blink:

So yeah, I'm with you guys.

Even though I didn't give birth.

Gemme Rookie
Gemme
Posted

Now that this was mentioned... I had incontinence problems until very recently. I seriously couldn't laugh without peeing myself. I was extremely self counscious and rarely laughed in public because of this.

It's gone now and I didn't even notice it. :blink:

So yeah, I'm with you guys.

Even though I didn't give birth.

Yes ! it happened few times with me, in my case it was low B12 level, once that improved , i never had that feeling.tongue.gif

Thank you

Mattie-Jack Newbie
Mattie-Jack
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My kids were bed wetters - daily. I have one that is 9. Every day. Within a week of cutting out gluten it stopped. After researching, it turns out that many people that are diagnosed with overactive bladder are actually having side effects from gluten. Once the gluten is removed from the diet, the overactive bladder stops. It's just one of those things.

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